Error when doing a new web site-Server Error:Cannot create index.h

[Guest]

I don't know what I'm doing and I tried to import a web site into FrontPage
by specifing a web site on my localhost that I had not created yet
(http://localhost/abc. A window flashed by real quick so I changed it to be
(http://localhost/).

1) So have I created a new website that is c:\inetpub\wwwroot?
How can I delete this?

2) When I create a new one page website, at location http://localhost/xyz
I get the following error:
Server error: Cannot create file "index.htm"

Many thanks in advance for your help!
newbie

 

[Andrew Murray]

Start with a disk-based web in a folder in the my documents/my webs folder.
When complete you can publish to localhost for testing, but you need a web server
running with IIS and the server extensions if your site uses features requiring
them.

But in order to user http://localhost you need a web server running on your
machine such as the Personal Web Server (from Frontpage 98) or IIS for which you
need Windows 2K as a minimum.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

If you are going to install/use a local web server, there is no reason to use a disk-based web,
unless working with FP2003 and using the Dynamic Web Template.

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[Guest]

Thomas,
I'm on win XP and IIS and not using a Dynamic Web Template, so shouldn't the
path for a new web site called 'test' that I create be: http://localhost/test
?
If that is correct, then should I just ignore the error that I'm getting:
Server error: Cannot create file "index.htm"

and assume that this won't cause problems later on?
Many thanks!

 

[Guest]

Thomas,
While new site xyz is open, I am trying to do File Import From Site
www.nnn.com by http. I get the following error:

Import Web Site Wizard

The import wizard was unable to save 'temp.index.htm' to the web site.
Another user may be editing this file, or the file may be checked out under
source control.

I click OK and then get the same error except it displays different gif
files from the web site.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

No, you are not creating a new web site, you are creating a subweb / site under the root web
(Localhost).

I would open the root web (http://localhost) then create a folder called "test" then right click on
the folder and select convert to web / site, this will then create a subweb / site called test
located at http://localhost/test

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[Thomas A. Rowe]

If the remote site (http://www.nnn.com) has the FP extensions, you need to open the remote site
directly in FP and then publish to http://localhost/nnn


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